Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
THE NEW PARTY BORN.
What 1t Considers Necessary for the Ma
tiop's WeIfare-Its Name

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2L-The resolutions
committee Of the Industrial convention
worked until late Tuesday night with the
platform, but were not ready TO report when
the convention was called to order Wednes-
day morning an hour later than the time
fixed, and not more than one-half the dele
gates were in their seats. The committee on
credentials made a final report Several
communications from delegates who were
too poor to attend were presented and there
beng no business to attend to the time was
spent in listening to speeches G. l. Jones,
OF Wisconsin, argued that the main question
before the people was TO get rid OF the pub
lie and corporate Indebtedness of this coun-
try, and he proposed to remaiy the evil by a
graduated income tax, the lending of money
by the government to the states, the states to
lend 30 the counties and the counties to the
smaller municipalities; the government &c
lend at per cent, the states at per cent,
and the counties at per cent
Croker, of Kansas, then made plea for
the Oklahoma boomers He characterized
the soldiers who have been arresting would
De settlers in the territory as military
mob" declared that the cattle men had pos
session Of the land and presented a resolu-
ton demanding the passage by congress OF
the pending Oklahoma bill, and that if the
bill is not passed the president convene an
extra session 10 pass il. He closed with a
moving story of the Wrongs suffered by the
boomers.
Mrs. Severance, of Milwaukee, declared
the government was rne of money, 10y
money, for money; saiI there were two
classes OF people IN TIL, Countrywide money
class and tie wage slaves, and predicted @
deSpotism If the power Of monopoly was not
Ciirbed.
Jesse Harper, of Illinois, was loudly called
for, and vigorously denounced "watered
stock" which ne thought the chief cause Of
the burden Of the people. He proposed to pro.
hi6it freight Or passenger rates on "water,
and declared the new party would stop the
iuiquity
AT the conclusion of Harper's speech the
convention adjourned until afternoon.
The afternoon session was devoid of in
terest, the time being consumed in speech
making while the convention waited for the
report of the committee on platform.
An adjournment was then taken until 7:3c
when the convention was again called to
order and the report of the committee on
platform and resolutions was read by Chair
man Schilling of the committee.
Following is the platform after lengthy
preamble setting forth that ''the name OF
the party shall be the Union Labor party"
First-Land: Every human being pos
sesses natural inalienable right to sufficient
land for self-support, and We desire to secure
10 every industrious citizen a home, as the
highest result of free institutions To this
nd W deman a graduated and tax o. Z i
iAr.e estates. especially those heI. Tor specu.
iative or tenant purposes; the reclamation of
all unearned land grants; the immediate
opening of Oklahoma to homestead settle
nent; the purchase of all unoccuped Indian
lands, and the settlement of the various
tribes upon lands in severalty; also laws pre-
venting corporations from acquiring real
estate beyond the requirements of their bust
ness, and alien ownership of land The sys-
TENS of irrigation in states and territories
where necessary, shall be under such public
control as shall secure the free and equitable
use of the waters and franchises to the PEG
| pie
| Second-Transportat The means oil
| communication and transportation should be
owned or controlled by the people, as is the
United States postal system, and equitable
rates everywhere established.
Third-Money: The establishment. of ma
tional monetary system in the interest of the
producer instead of the Spectator and
usurer, by which circulating medium III
necessa. y quantity and full legal tender shall
be issued directly to the people without the
intervention of banks, or loaned to citizens
upon ample security at low rate Of interest
IN relieve them from tho sx.orsion es usury